Govt okays `127cr works for Yeleru reservoir

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Govt Okays `127cr Works for Yeleru Reservoir, Modernisation of Canals and Drainage Lines. Proposals costing Rs 127 .30 crore for modernisation of canals and drainage lines of Yeleru reservoir in East Godavari district were approved on Tuesday.

Proposals costing Rs 127 .30 crore for modernisation of canals and drainage lines of Yeleru reservoir in East Godavari district were approved on Tuesday.

The decision was taken after a review meeting held in Secretariat, where Minister for Major and Medium Irrigation, P Sudarshan Reddy and the Union HRD Minister M M Pallam Raju discussed the issue. The project was taken up with an outlay of Rs 138 crore in 2008. But works costing only Rs 10 crore were completed so far. The project, once completed, would help contain floods under the Yeleru reservoir besides irrigation.
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